As much as the Big Ten is thriving at the top — we see you, Purdue — it’s withering at the bottom. Five Big Ten teams are riding at least two-game losing streaks. Minnesota and Rutgers are on three-game skids. Illinois won its first Big Ten game in nine tries. Wisconsin has lost five of six. Maryland has dropped four out of five. For Iowa, it’s three defeats in four games. It’s a wreck down there.

Records and rankings through Sunday’s games; last week’s ranking in parentheses.